Mourinho on the "lies and bull****" being said about Pogba

The media has been full of stories today suggesting that Paul Pogba is keen to move away from Manchester United, following being dropped and substituted off by Jose Mourinho.

The Manchester United manager has claimed that the only issue with Pogba is that he hasn’t been playing well but there’s no truth to the stories that he wants to leave the club.

In the last couple of matches he didn’t play well. Period. End of story. Now it’s my problem and Paul’s to improve his performance level.

I think you are nice with your words because when you say a lot of speculation, you should say a lot of lies.

I accept and can speak on Paul’s behalf without any kind of problem. Paul accepts he has not been playing well, but that’s all.

The majority of things you can read and listen to, don’t be polite about them, be objective and say they are lies.

Mourinho then challenged the journalists to tell him which position Pogba played in during United’s defeat against Newcastle, claiming that their analysis was nonsense.

I would like to tell me which position Pogba played in against Newcastle. Anyone of you want to tell me? OK, midfield, but did we play with one number six and two number eights, or two sixes and one 10?

We played with one six and two eights. We played with Matic as a six, Lingard on the right side of Matic and Pogba on the left side.

Do you know which is the Pogba’s preferred system? Four-three-three. Do you know Pogba’s favourite position in a 4-3-3? Eight on the left, so it’s easy and honest and objective to say Paul didn’t play well against Newcastle, but don’t let people read things that are not true. You are paid to read the game and explain the game. Don’t say bulls**t.

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“I would like you to tell me which position Pogba played in against Newcastle.

“Anyone of you want to tell me? OK, midfield, but did we play with one number six and two number eights, or two sixes and one 10?

“We played with one six and two eights. We played with [Nemanja] Matic as a six, [Jesse] Lingard on the right side of Matic and Pogba on the left side.

i guess that lays the theory we played with 4 strikers on the pitch in the dirt. I thought it was quite obvious.
Lets see where we are come end of the season, we'll have a better idea of whats going on if anything between the snake, the player and the manager.

Well if Pogba did actually in his preferred position or rather the position that the media and thhe fans believe is his best position, then his form and the teams for is cause for concern..
I believe Pogba needs to be protected both on and off the pitch.. playing and managing Man Itd and Real Madrid must be the hardest jobs in football along with England and Brazil!
The medias involvment is sickening but it comes with the territory! Mourinho should be used to this by now
Pogba as I've said severally reminds me of Riquelme... Rid him of defensive responsibility and watch him shine.
So no Tom shouldn't take his position, Alexis needs to stop being all over the place and Lukaku needs to stop dropping deep to link play. Too many people can't have free roles.. we need better organisation .. and need to work on cohesion.

And Mark,
Mark,

Set piece great , defensively sound, offensively decent, tactically supreme... but he wasn't the most athletic. His skill set reminds me of Maldini, of course not as good and not as accomplished but they're cut from the same cloth

Yusaf yea all the above,I think Fergie rated him as his best signing pound for pound.
I’m not quite sure what Mo is saying here but wherever he was to supposed to be playing it wasn’t working.Be interesting to see tomorrow what the shape will be with Herrera and Fellaini out he will have to pick Carrick or McTominay if he goes with 3 in the middle.But he may pick the same team again.

Mark i think it was meant to be that and Pogba’s form has gone out of the window
He has been shite in the last 3-4 games. But at least we know Jose knows his best position, go watch the interview and dont just read. It was a very insightful

Pohba just needs to eake his sorry ass up so our team gets our second best player on. (Alexis #1)

Really doesn't matter what Jose says there's clearly something wrong and it's no coincidence that Pogba's form dipped drastically since Sanchez joined and he's been subbed twice when he was completely untouchable before

Absolutely! If there was nothing wrong then Jose wouldn't feel compelled to comment on it.
And frankly Jose is the problem.. history repeats itself again and will end up badly unless he stops being so stubborn.

Jose did exactly what Trump does and call it fake news and blame the press.The problem is a few believe everything that comes out of Jose's mouth allthough his past history hasn't been very good.
Anyway anyone with common sense knows Pogba's been off since Sanchez showed up, let's hope it gets sorted one way or the other.

WAU if Jose had just laughed it off as nothing it would've been better but what's that old line from Hamlet 'thou doth protest too much'.I got that impression to be honest
We'll just have to wait and see